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Accessibility Services Never miss a word
Live transcript turns speech into text in real time – so that everyone can join in, understand and actively participate at school, at college or university, and in the workplace.
In brief Spoken words transcribed live
For people who are hard of hearing, participating in lessons and important meetings is often difficult. SWISS TXT's live transcript can help. Speech is transcribed in real time and is available immediately on a laptop or tablet. This improves understanding, takes the pressure off in everyday situations, and promotes accessibility and inclusion in education and training, work and society.
The challenge HEARING AIDS DO NOT CUT IT
Even with modern hearing aids many people struggle to understand properly – and this can limit their opportunities at school, in training or at work.
Challenging hearing situations
Distracting background noise
Unclear or fast speech
Being too far from the speaker
Language-related hurdles
Foreign languages and dialects
Complex subject matter
People talking over each other
Negative impact
Missing out on key information
Quickly feeling tired and unable to concentrate
Feeling excluded and isolated
The solution TRUE PARTICIPATION WITH LIVE TRANSCRIPT
Live transcript immediately converts all speech into text on your device. Trained respeakers allow you to follow lessons, lectures or meetings without stress. This means you can focus on the content and actively take part without having to take notes.
Live transcript is discreet and works anywhere, without the need for respeakers to be on site. All you need is a laptop or tablet and a stable internet connection.
Areas of application SUPPORTING YOU IN EDUCATION AND AT WORK
Live transcript is suited to many situations in which people who are hard of hearing are reliant on accurate speech-to-text.
School & study
Lessons
Lectures
Seminars
Continuing education
Work
Meetings (live, hybrid and online)
Training
Job interviews or appraisals
I don't miss anything anymore, understand the material better and at the end of the day, I'm much more relaxed.
Timon Nyfeler,
student
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Would you also like to actively participate in the discussion and participate equally? Then contact us. We are happy to advise you or show you how live transcription works in a live-demonstration.
At a glance HOW YOU BENEFIT
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Simple to use
You get a clear and easy-to-follow introduction to the online platform – either through an explanatory video or face-to-face presentation. The platform is compatible with Zoom, Teams, Skype and other applications.
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Works anywhere
Whether in person, online or hybrid, live transcript is flexible to use and adapts to your situation.
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Understand better
Live transcript can also help if you have severe hearing loss and in acoustically challenging situations – at school, at college or university, or at work.
Other benefits WHAT YOU GET IN ADDITION
Why us? TOP QUALITY AND INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT
Our expertise
Accurate transcript
Possibility for preparation in complex specialist fields such as medicine, law, or specific product knowledge etc.
Ability to handle dialects
Foreign language skills
Support with queries – including live via chat
Our qualification
Our respeakers are qualified professionals with university degrees in translation or interpreting and years of experience in live subtitling for Swiss TV.
Why live transcript makes sense:
60%
of the death people struggle to understand
Without live transcript, over 60% of the death people would struggle to understand in meetings and at events.
Art. 14
DDA says death people are entitled to an interpreter
The Disability Discrimination Act stipulates that if communication is not otherwise possible, death people are entitled to interpreters.
14%
Error rate for fully automated transcription
In Swiss German, around 1 in 7 words is transcribed wrong. The error rate is 10-15% for German and French, too.
Request now 3 STEPS TO LIVE TRANSCRIPT
Have you decided to understand better with live transcript? That's great! Here's how to get your bespoke solution in just a few steps.
Step 1 Appy for cost coverage
Submit an application for cost coverage to a Swiss funding body in your canton. This is usually the IV (invalidity insurance). Here you will find a template to apply for cost coverage of education oremployment.
For the application you will need a cost estimate for the live transcripts service needed. You can request this easily using our contact form.
Please note: You are not permitted to pay for interpreters yourself – either in training or at work.
Step 2 Choose the model
Choose the model that matches your needs and area of application:
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The convenient semester model
Our customer advisors will help you schedule live transcript according to your learning needs and timetable.
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The flexible hourly model
Talk to our customer advisors about how to book your assignments online flexibly and at short notice if necessary.
Step 3 Start using the service
Once the costs are covered, you can launch live transcript via our easy-to-use online platform. We are happy to help you, either in person or through a practical tutorial.
Contact How can we help?
Do you want to know more about our services? Do you have any questions? We are happy to help you – free of obligation. Please share your contact details and we will contact you.
